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BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC

6TH AND MARINE DR, ASTORIA, OR, 97103
237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

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OSHA inspections
4
over 21 years
Violations
8
$1,265 in penalties
Penalties
$1,265
$158 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $1,265 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 763 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
8
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$1,265
$158 avg / violation
88% serious12% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $1,265 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 7010.76001 A11$275Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 1926.0652 C02 I11$200Sep 2014Sep 2014
29 CFR 1926.0651 C0211$180Apr 2019Apr 2019
29 CFR 1926.0651 K0111$180Apr 2019Apr 2019
29 CFR 1926.0652 C02 III11$180Apr 2019Apr 2019
29 CFR 1926.0200 G0111$125Jul 2005Jul 2005
29 CFR 7010.76007 A11$125Jul 2005Jul 2005
OAR 437-001-0765(13)-111Apr 2019Apr 2019

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2371 within OR. Peer group: 763 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $100
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2019 – Feb 2021Stone Mining and Quarrying0
Mar 2015 – Jan 2016Site Preparation Contractors0

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in OR — for BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC, not this location alone

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$0

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
5100561
Ordway Pit
Clatsop, OR
Jul 2026NoModNegligence

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1056814
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$29.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$36.5M
Awards
19
Top agency
Department of Defense
$33.6M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$33.6M
Department of the Interior$2.7M
Department of Transportation$200K
Department of Homeland Security$48K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    DESCRIPTION OF WORK: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED SPECIFICATIONS AND PLANS.
    contract · Last action 2026-03-05
    $29,262,442
  • Department of Defense
    CRCIP WEBB MITIGATION (FEDERAL)
    contract · Last action 2009-02-27
    $3,937,453
  • Department of the Interior
    BIBLE CREEK ROAD CULVERT PROJECT
    contract · Last action 2022-09-22
    $1,481,223
  • Department of the Interior
    X:NOGRN, REHABILITATE WASTEWATER SYSTEM, LEWI
    contract · Last action 2022-09-15
    $792,800
  • Department of the Interior
    REPLACE WATER SYSTEM PIPING&APPURTENANCES, LEWI
    contract · Last action 2020-07-09
    $385,161
  • Department of Defense
    MATERIALS: (ROCK) - DELIVERED
    contract · Last action 2013-01-22
    $375,000
  • Department of Transportation
    WA WAHK(1), STEAMBOAT SLOUGH
    contract · Last action 2021-03-19
    $199,806
  • Department of the Interior
    contract · Last action 2009-04-01
    $9,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    COOS BAY 3 BUOY RECOVERY
    contract · Last action 2020-12-23
    $8,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    TILLAMOOK 2 BUOY RECOVERY
    contract · Last action 2020-12-21
    $7,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    FLOATING BUOY RECOVERY
    contract · Last action 2020-12-17
    $7,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    EMERGENT BUOY RECOVERY.
    contract · Last action 2025-11-21
    $6,835
  • Department of Homeland Security
    RETRIEVAL OF BUOY FROM OCEAN SHORE, WA BEACH
    contract · Last action 2021-11-01
    $6,000
  • Department of Homeland Security
    OANBUOY RECOVERY OF CLATSOP SPIT LWB 12 OFF BEACH. SERVICE TO PICKUP BUOY ON BEACH.
    contract · Last action 2012-01-09
    $4,500
  • Department of Homeland Security
    OANATON COLUMBIA RIVER LWB 6 BEACH RECOVERY
    contract · Last action 2008-03-29
    $4,500
  • Department of Homeland Security
    OANATON RECOVERY OF CR BUOY
    contract · Last action 2007-10-22
    $4,500
  • Department of the Interior
    contract · Last action 2008-09-05
    $2,500
  • Department of Defense
    REVETMENT WORK FOR EQUIPMENT WITH OPERATOR FOR WESTERN WA
    contract · Last action 2013-08-02
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    REVETMENT WORK FOR WESTERN WA TO DELIVER MATERIAL (ROCK)
    contract · Last action 2013-07-31
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 237990 - OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2026-03-05. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-01-02Planned43$540
2014-06-19Planned11$200
2007-04-05Planned0$0
2005-06-13Referral33$525

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC's OSHA violation history?
BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $1,265 in total penalties.
How does BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BIG RIVER CONSTRUCTION INC operates in the water and sewer line and related structures construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.
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